Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 5·Madanī

5

وَلَا ٱلَّتِى لَكُمْ فِيهَا لَهُمْ ﴿٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

سفیه

سفیه, کسی است که رشد فکری و عقلی نکرده است؛ در امور دنیایی یا دینی؛ مانند کودک پتیمی که هنوز به سن رشد نرسیده است. با توجه به همین معنای ظاهری فهمیده می‌شود که سفیه معنای وسیعی دارد؛ چنان که در روایات» شراب‌خوار» انسان فاسد و حتی شخص اعتمادناپذیر را سفیه شمرده‌اند.*؟ > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۴ نمونه» ج۳» ص ۳۰۲ و المیزان» ج۴ء» ص ۱۷۵ > ۱- نمونهء ج۳ ص ۲۷۴ ۲ المیزان» ج۴ء ص ۱۴۵ ۳- نمونهء ج۳ء ص ۲۹۸ > ۲ المیزان» ج۴ء ص ۱۴۵ > ۳ نمونهء ج۳ء ص ۲۹۸ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 10 roots in 11 of 16 words

Rarest here: ك-س-و — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 25 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī5
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

16 words · 77 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 5 of 176

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 9:103 · At-Tawbavery close

    خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ صَلَوٰتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَّهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [Allah 's blessings] upon them. Indeed, your invocations are…

  • Quran 22:37 · Al-Hajjvery close

    لَن يَنَالَ ٱللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَآؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمْ لِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    Their meat will not reach Allah, nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may glorify Allah for that [to] which He…

  • Quran 4:36 · An-Nisaavery close

    وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا

    Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your…

  • Quran 4:29 · An-Nisaavery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا

    O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah…

  • Quran 2:272 · Al-Baqaravery close

    لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَىٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ

    Not upon you, [O Muhammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills. And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend…

  • Quran 30:38 · Ar-Roomvery close

    فَـَٔاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the countenance of Allah, and it is they who will be the successful.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Baqara 2:132 shared roots

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

    س-ف-هق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:673 shared roots

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-ف-هق-و-مق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:663 shared roots

    قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

    س-ف-هق-و-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Jinn 72:43 shared roots

    وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا

    س-ف-هق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Waaqia 56:822 shared roots

    وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    ر-ز-قج-ع-ل

  • Al-An'aam 6:1403 shared roots

    قَدْ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَٰدَهُمْ سَفَهًۢا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَحَرَّمُوا۟ مَا رَزَقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱفْتِرَآءً عَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ

    س-ف-هر-ز-قأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:5?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:5 include Quran 9:103 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 22:37 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 4:36 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 4:29 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 9:103 reads: “Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [Allah 's blessings] upon them. Indeed, your invocations are…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 4:5 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:5 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.”

Which surah is verse 4:5 in?

Quran 4:5 is āyah 5 of Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), chapter 4 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 176 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 4:5?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 4:5 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:5?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:5 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.